279w ago - Insomniac Games Community Director Ryan Schneider has revealed that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time hits PS3 today... and has shared a few videos which include a Community Day recap, as follows:

For those of you who read my last post and were lucky enough to attend our Full Moon Festival this past Friday, I hope it's now safe to say that the Smurfs are no longer the only good thing to come out of October 23 milestones.

About 150 Ratchet & Clank and Insomniac fans joined us from as far away as Michigan (thanks Adam!), Texas (thanks Mitch!) and all over California - some waiting in line starting at 5am – to celebrate today's North American launch of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

Even Clank himself managed to make an appearance, albeit in the form of talented voice actor David Kaye (who also voices Nathan Hale in the Resistance games).

General Alister Azimuth, aka Joey D'Auria, paid a visit along with G4TV's very own Adam Sessler as part of a "making of A Crack in Time" panel moderated by yours truly. Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price, gameplay lead Andrew Yount and lead designer Mike Ellis shared their production memories as part of the standing-room only discussion.

I'm happy to announce today that this Thursday on the PlayStation Store, you'll be able to download the first of TWO Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time demos and we're inviting you to check out the Clank Demo.

In this demo, you'll take get to take control of Clank as he explores the Great Clock learning more about his past and his new time-based abilities that you'll need to utilize to solve puzzles and defeat some of Dr. Nefarious' minions. This is some brand new gameplay that Insomniac Games is introducing to the series and we all hope you enjoy it!

Details on the second demo, the Ratchet Demo, will be coming in the next few days, so keep an eye out! In the meantime, check out these sweet videos showing off some of Ratchet's new arsenal and giving you more information about the Constructo line of weapons!

And this week, Insomniac Games Creative Director Brian Allgeier will be stopping by PlayStation.Blog for a PlayStation Eye Chat.

284w ago - Sony's Chris Morell has posted a Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time Axiom City PS3 walkthrough video today on the PlayStation Blog.

To quote: At PAX, we scored some time with James Stevenson, Community Manager at Insomniac Games who was kind enough to walk us through some brand new Axiom City gameplay in Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

Specifically, James gives us the lowdown on a heap of weapons – including the all-powerful (and deceivingly small) Rift Inducer – and what they can do.

287w ago - Today SCEA Product Marketing Manager Jefferson Dong has confirmed that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for PlayStation 3 will be available in the U.S. on October 27, 2009.

To quote: We're happy to officially announce (and yes, this is official), that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time will be available in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 27. Check out the new packfront below.

If that's not enough, we're offering some cool Ratchet & Clank goodies for those who pre-order their copy of the game. Here's a highlight of some of the items you'll receive when you pre-order Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time from participating retailers:

'Discovery Package' - Explore the Insomniac Moon with a special level that resembles the layout of Insomniac Games' studio offices. A fan favorite, the Moon is filled with content that didn't quite make the final game, sort of like deleted scenes on DVDs. You can earn this unlockable on your own, but Insomniac certainly won't make it easy for ya!

'Power Package' - Up your arsenal with an exclusive weapon skin for one of Ratchet's weapons along with extra hit points and Ratchet's brand new Cryo Mine Glove.

In this session, sit down in our E3 booth with Insomniac Games' James Stevenson as he details the game's story, new tech, why you'll want to hold on to your RCF: ToD save game, and my favorite new addition: Hoverboots! They don't make Heelys in my size, so this is the closest I'm ever going to get...

Be sure to drop by the Blog tomorrow for our final E3 Virtual Booth Tour: Heavy Rain!